As far as birth control goes, I used to always make an effort to spend my money at Walgreens instead of CVS. CVS keeps their condoms locked up to prevent theft, which also means to embarrass people. I can testify. Walgreens lets their condoms be free and lo, the company hasn’t been run into the ground by thieves. Imagine.
After a conversation about birth control prices with a friend of mine who’s also on Yasmin, I decided to transfer my prescription from Walgreens to CVS. When I refilled my prescription today, I paid 50% of what I paid at Walgreens last month. I don’t know how that could have anything to do with my insurance, but I’m also writing this post before I do any research about this at all. It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense for Walgreens to mark up prescriptions either, but at least for now, I’m spending money against my conscience. Will research and follow-up soon.
You’re not spending against your conscience – It’s not like these companies have any moral reasons to be doing what they are doing. They are just idiots.
See my recent posts on how to save money on Birth COntrol,
http://theblogthatatemanhattan.blogspot.com/2008/05/how-to-pay-less-for-birth-control.html
http://theblogthatatemanhattan.blogspot.com/2008/06/birth-control-savings-calculator.html